Elections in Montserrat

Elections were held in Montserrat in the 19th century, but with a severely limited franchise; in 1837 only 114 of the 7,119 residents of the island were eligible to vote.

The reorganised legislature had nine seats; four elected, three held by government officials and two by nominees appointed by the Governor.

A new electoral system was introduced for the 2001 elections as a result of the volcanic eruptions rendering four of the seven constituencies uninhabitable.

In the first elections to the new body in 2014, the MCAP was defeated by the new People's Democratic Movement, which won seven seats.

The nine members of the Legislative Assembly are elected for five-year terms in a single constituency in which voters can vote for nine candidates.